NITRICUM ACIDUM.
EYE.
►
Objective. ► Sunken eyes
(after eleven days), [1]. ► Puffiness about the eyes, in the morning
on waking (third day), [1]. ► Redness of the white of the eye, [1]. ►
*Yellowness about the eyes, with red cheeks, [1]. ► Eyes
very red, without agglutination, [1].
► Yellow, sickly look below the eyes,
in the morning after rising, and a relaxed sensation (after nine days), [1]. ►
Acrid moisture in the eyes, [1]. ► Agglutination of the right eye over
night, [1]. [190.] ►
*Difficulty in opening the eyes and raising the upper lid, in the
morning, [1]. ► Difficulty in opening the eyes in the
morning, [1]. ► Conjunctivitis of the left eye, [1]. ►
Sensation as if the eyes were full of tears, [1]. ► Subjective.
► The eyes are weak, and hurt, as if
weary, [1]. ►
Constrictive pain externally above the left eye, [1]. ►
Constrictive pain in the left eye, [2].
► Stickiness in the eyes as from
hardened matter, [1]. ► Sensation as if the right eye were
compressed (first day), [3]. ► Sensation as though cobwebs were floating
before the eyes by the candlelight, disappearing on closing the eyes or
on moving them, [1]. [200.] ► Drawing pain above the left eye, [1]. ►
Constant twitching below the right eye after dinner, [1]. ► Violent
drawing pain in the eyes, [1]. ► Pressure like sand, in the outer
canthi, [1]. ►
Pressure in the eyes like pressure upon an ulcer, [1]. ►
Pressure in the eyes as from a grain of sand, [1]. ►
Pressure in the eyes as from looking at the sun; there is an
accumulation of hardened mucus, and the eyes become red and itch, [1]. ►
Pressure in the eyelids, in the evening, [7].
► Pressure and smarting in the left
eye (sixth day), [7]. ► Burning in the eyes and in the left
temple, [1]. [210.] ►
Burning in the eyes during the menses, [1].
► *Biting in the eyes, [1]. ►
Pinching pain in the eyes, [1]. ► Itching and pressure in the eyes, [1]. ►
*Stitches in the eyes (also on the sixth day), [1]. ► A
stitch near the left eyeball, extending to the inner canthus, externally
(after eleven hours), [1]. ► Stitches in the right eye and left ear,
coming out of the head, whereupon inflammation of the eyes; the white of
the eye becomes very red; in the open air he cannot see, [1]. ►
Stitches over the left eye, [2]. ► Stitches over the eyes daily, in the
morning, lasting half an hour, [1].
► Lid. ►
Dryness beneath the upper lids, [1].
[220.] ►
Trembling of the right lid, [1]. ► Swelling of the eyelids, [1]. ►
Swelling of the upper lid and an itching pimple upon it, [1]. ►
Periodic pressure on the inner surface of the lids, especially on the
lower, with great sensitiveness of the eyes to light, and blinking, [1]. ►
Burning in the eyelids, in the morning, [1].
► Dry mucus in the canthi, [1]. ►
Itching in the inner canthus, [1].
► Lachrymal Apparatus. ► Lachrymation of the eyes very much
increased by reading, with pains in them, [1].
► Frequent lachrymation, [7]. ►
Lachrymation and itching in the eyes, [1].
[230.] ►
Lachrymation of the right eye in the open mild air, [7]. ► Cornea.
► Dark spots in the cornea, [1]. ►
Pupils. ► Pupils dilated, [7]. ►
Vision. ► Dimness of
vision (after several days), [23].
► His vision becomes dim and the eyes
become dark for an hour, [1]. ► The vision becomes dim and objects become
dark; he sees no more, and believes that there is an obscuration of the
sun or that he is becoming blind (after two hours), [3]. ►►
*Double vision of horizontal objects at some distance, [1]. ►►
*Obscuration of the eyes while reading, [1]. ► *She can
clearly distinguish nothing at night, and everything seems double,
[1]. ►
Sensitiveness of the eyes to the light, [1].
[240.] ►
Shortsighted; he could not clearly distinguish objects even
at a short distance, [1]. ► Shortsighted; objects at a moderate distance
were indistinct, [1]. ► *He was obliged to stop reading in the twilight
sooner than usual, [1].
► While reading he sees a green spot
before every letter, [1]. ► The eyes become blinded by the daylight
as usually in the evening by the candlelight, [1]. ► He
becomes suddenly blind in the open air, with a confused feeling in the
head; his thoughts go hither and thither, and he becomes faint for a few
minutes (after thirty-nine days), [1].
► Some black spots before the eyes, [1]. ►
A gray spot at some distance before the eye, that prevented distinct
vision, [6]. ►
Sparks of fire before the eyes; it became black before the vision; he
could distinguish nothing for an hour; four attacks during the day, [1]. ►
The halo about the candlelight increases, [1].
[250.] ►
A transient veil before the right eye, [1].
► A fog before the eyes on looking at
anything, [1]. ► On looking intently at anything he seems
to be blinded; it seems too dark, [1].
EAR.
►
Objective. ► Soreness
behind the left ear (eleventh day), [7].
► Redness, suppuration, and violent
itching behind the left ear, [1]. ► *Swelling of the glands behind and beneath the
left ear, with sticking and tearing in them extending along through the
ear, at 6 P.M., lasting till she became warm in bed, [1]. ►
Subjective. ► Aching in
the ears, [1]. ► Sticklike earache, [1]. ►
Sensation of dryness in the ears, that are swollen (after six days), [1]. ►
Sensation of stoppage of the ear, preceded by aching in it, [1]. [260.]
► Pain as if the drum were pressed
inward (after twelve hours), [2]. ► Pain in the left ear as if it were
distended, [1]. ► Pain in the ear as if something in it
would burst, [1]. ► Cramplike pain in the ears (after
twenty-four hours), [2]. ► A sudden closure of the right ear, as if
stone deaf, for a short time, [7].
► Tearing now in the right, now in
the left tragus, [2]. ► Jerking within the meatus auditorius
(after six days), [1]. ► Drawing in the right ear and right cheek,
[7]. ►
Drawing in the meatus externus auditorius (after four hours), [1]. ►
Throbbing in the drum of the ear, [2].
[270.] ►
Stitches in the right ear on pressing on the forehead, [1]. ►
Stitches in the right ear and roaring in it for three days (after twelve
days), [1]. ►
Itching heat in the ears (after five days), [1]. ► Itching
in the ears, [1]. ► Hearing. ►
*Hearing seems blunted; she cannot easily understand what is
said, [1]. ►
She hears with difficulty (after five days), [1]. ►
Re-echoing of her own voice in the ears, [1].
► Roaring in the ears, [1]. ►
Roaring in the ears, with difficult hearing, lasting fourteen days
(after fourteen days), [1]. ► Roaring in the left ear (after sixteen
days), [1]. [280.] ►
Cracking in the ear when chewing (breakfast), [1]. ► Sudden
noise like the spitting of a cat in the left ear, for several minutes,
in the afternoon, [1]. ► Some loud reports in the ears (after a
few days), [1]. ► Humming in the ears as if water were in
them, [1].
NOSE.
►
Objective. ► *Ulcerated
nostril, sore nose, [7]. ►
*Redness of the tip of the nose, and scabby vesicles upon it,
[1]. ►
*Soreness and scabbiness within the nose, [7]. ► *Profuse
fluent coryza (after second day), [1]. ► Violent
fluent coryza, preceded by sneezing and chilliness (thirty-first day), [7]. ►
Violent coryza, with some cough (after forty-eight hours), [1]. [290.]
► Profuse fluent coryza, with tearing
in all the limbs, lasting only one day (fourth day), [1]. ► Coryza,
with waterbrash, [1]. ► Violent coryza, with headache (after four
days), [1]. ► *Violent stopped coryza, without discharge,
[1]. ►
Violent coryza, with swelling of the nose and upper lip, and cough,
especially at night, [1]. ► Fluent coryza, with some itching in the
nose (second day), [1]. ► Coryza, with headache and dry cough, [1]. ►
*Coryza, with a feeling of soreness in the nostrils, [1]. ►
*Coryza and cough (after nine days), [1]. ►►
*Soreness and bleeding within the nose, with violent coryza, [1]. [300.] ►
Inclination to coryza (for many days), [1].
► Stopped coryza (after a few days), [1]. ►
Violent stopped coryza at night, lasting till morning (after sixteen
hours), [1]. ► *Stopped coryza, with stoppage of the nose; the
nasal mucus is only discharged from the mouth through the choanæ,
[1]. ►
*Stopped coryza, with dryness of the throat and nose, with swollen
inflamed alæ of the nose (after five days), [1]. ► *Violent
fluent and at the same time stopped coryza, with difficult breathing,
even through the mouth, with stitches in the throat on empty swallowing
and on swallowing food, [1].
► Profuse nosebleed (after
twenty-four hours), [1]. ► Profuse nosebleed, in the morning, [1]. ►
Bleeding of the nose from weeping, [1].
► Nosebleed at night, [1]. [310.]
► Blowing of blood from the nose, in the
morning, [1]. ► Discharge of black blood from the nose, [1]. ►
Acrid water runs from the nose at night, [1].
► Discharge of much nasal mucus, [1]. ►
Discharge of thick nasal mucus corroding the nostrils, [12]. ► *Offensive
yellow matter is blown from the nose, [1]. ►
Stoppage of the left nostril, [1].
► Complete stoppage of the nose, in
the morning on waking; trickling of water from it; after a few days it
again is open and free, [1]. ► Stoppage of the nose, [1]. ►
Disagreeable odor from the nose, in the evening after lying down, for
three evenings, [1]. [320.] ►
*Frequent sneezing, with stoppage of the nose, [1]. ►
Sneezing when coughing, [1]. ► Much sneezing during the day, [1]. ►
*Much sneezing every day, without coryza, [1]. ►
Frequent violent sneezing (after a few hours), [1]. ► Much
sneezing, crawling in the nose, and sensation as if the nose would
bleed, [1]. ►
Violent sneezing, in the morning and evening, without coryza, [1]. ►
Subjective. ► *Feeling of
soreness in the wings of the nose (after four hours), [7]. ►
Feeling of constriction in the nose, malar bones, and about the eyes, [1]. ►
As the gas begins to the developed, there is a prickling-tingling
sensation in the nose, with frequent sneezing, [28]. [330.] ► *Sensation of soreness within the nose,
[7]. ►
Burning in the nose, [1]. ► Smarting pain in the nose, [1]. ► *Violent
itching in the nose, [1].
►► *Stitches as from a splinter in
the nose, on touch, [7].
► *Stitches in the root of the nose, that
is distended, especially on sneezing and coughing, [5].
FACE.
►
Objective. ► Face pale, [31]. ►
Face sunken (after eight days), [32].
► Countenance of a leaden hue (second
morning), [37]. ► The face, jaws, and lips become much swollen,
not red or inflamed, but simply; puffed; the entire
face, in fact, was much disfigured
(after several days), [23]. [340.] ►
Redness of the face and body with the cough, [28]. ► Face
red, [42]. ► *Yellowness of the face, [1]. ►
Face flushed, [46]. ► Features daily more worn and anxious
(after six weeks), [45]. ► Twitching of one or another muscle of the
face, especially of the masseter muscles, [2].
► Tension in the skin of the face, in
the morning, [1]. ► Violent painful pulsation in the left
side of the face, [1]. ► Subjective. ►
Violent cramplike pain in the bones of the face, especially in the
cheekbones, [2]. ► Violent tearing deep in the muscles of
the face or in the periosteum of the malar bone, woke him after
midnight, [2]. [350.] ► *The
bones of the face are painful when touched, and when not, [1]. ►
Pain about my jaws, like what arises from Mercury (fourth day), [20]. ►
Sensation of great internal heat in the face, especially in the eyes, so
that he could with difficulty keep them open, with paleness of the face,
[1]. ►
Stitches, as with needles, in the face, [1].
► Cheek. ►► *Ulcerated spots on the inner surface of
the cheeks, with sticking pains as from a splinter, [1]. ►
Swelling of the cheek, with a red, rough spot in the middle, and tearing
toothache, [1]. ► Swelling of the cheek and upper lip, [1]. ►
Inflamed swelling (erysipelas) of the left cheek, stinging pain, with
nausea and chilliness, followed by heat; on rising up in bed the
shivering always returns (after ten days), [1]. ► Violent
pain in the malar bones, as if they would be torn asunder (after ten
days), [2]. ►
Bruised pain in the malar bones, [1].
[360.] ►
Drawing in the right cheek, extending towards the nose, [7]. ► Tearing
in the cheekbones, starting from the angle of the lower jaw, [1]. ►
Sensation of heat in the cheeks, without externally perceptible heat, [1]. ►
Lips. ► *The lips are swollen
and itch, [1]. ► *Swelling of the lower lip (second
and ninth days), [1]. ► As the gas increases in quantity, the
lips feel as if covered, and give a very sour taste when touched with
the tongue, [28]. ► Cutting pain in the upper lip, [1]. ►
*Stitches as from splinters in the upper lip when touched, [1]. ►
Chin and Jaw. ► Jerking in
the right lower jaw, extending forward from the region of the ear, [1]. ►
Great pain, weakness, and powerlessness in the lower jaws, in the
evening, [2]. [370.] ►
Pain in the jaws as from Mercury, [18].
|Add “and on the back of the head, the gums being red and enlarged.
-Hughes.] ► Cramplike pain in the
right jaw, [7].
MOUTH.
►
Teeth. ► *Looseness and
painfulness of the teeth on chewing, [1]. ► *The teeth,
previously very white, became yellow, [2]. ► The
teeth seem too prominent and long, [1].
► A lower back tooth is painful on
chewing, [1]. ► Sensation of softness (Weichheit) in the
teeth, disappearing during a meal, [3].
► The upper front teeth and a lower
hollow back tooth are painful as if loose and blunted, or as if they had
been bent forward and were loosened, in the evening, disappearing after
eating warm food, [1]. ► *Sensation as if the teeth were soft and spongy;
did not dare to bite them together for fear they would fall out; on the
slightest sucking of the teeth blood exuded from the gum, and the whole
mouth felt comfortable (eleventh day), [1]. ►
Sticking toothache, with swelling of the cheek, for two days (after
three days), [1]. [380.] ►
Toothache during the menses, [1]. ► Toothache in the upper row, though not
preventing chewing; with swelling of the cheek and tightness in it, [1]. ►
Painful throbbing toothache, worse in the evening in bed, preventing
sleep for several hours, at times in one tooth, at other times in all
the teeth (after twelve hours), [2].
► Jerking toothache, mostly in hollow
teeth, and in the evening (first day), [2].
► Drawing and sticking toothache,
with some swelling of the gum, about midnight, [1]. ► The
pains in the teeth immediately became worse on leaning the head against
the pillow, [1]. ► Severe stitches in the upper back teeth,
extending down to their crowns (after three hours), [1]. ► *A stitch
shoots into the teeth on taking anything cold or warm into the mouth,
[1]. ►
Sticking and burning in the teeth, at night, [1]. ►
Constant sticking pain in the teeth (after twenty-four hours), [1]. [390.]
► Feeling of coldness in the teeth, [1]. ►
Constrictive jerking and bubbling sensation in a hollow tooth, [1]. ►
*Tearing in the teeth (fifteenth day), [1]. ► *Boring
pains in the teeth when touched by anything cold or warm, [1]. ►
Sharp drawing in the right teeth and in the head, [7]. ► Drawing
and grumbling in the teeth and jaws, at night, [1]. ► Drawing
pain in the teeth, extending to the larynx, [1]. ► Drawing
in the teeth, [1]. ► Gums. ►
Swelling of the upper gum; even of the sockets of the teeth
(eighth day), [1]. ► *Gum white, swollen, [1]. [400.]
► Swelling of the upper lip and upper
gum (after ten days), [1]. ► *Swelling of the gum and so great looseness of
the teeth that she could have taken them out (after five
days), [1]. ►
Swelling of the gum during the menses, [1].
► *I feel my gums affected by it, and
they are somewhat red and enlarged between the teeth (third
day); a little tender (fourth day), [20].
► Cutting pain in the gum of the
upper teeth, [1]. ► Pressive pain in the gum and a feeling of
soreness, [1]. ► Itching on the gum, [7]. ► Tongue.
► Tongue swollen, and of a citron
appearance, [31]. ► Tongue swollen, and of a lemon-yellow
color (after half an hour), [34]. ►► *Blisters on the tongue and on its
margins, with burning pain when touched, [1]. [410.] ► *A sore pain in the red portion of the tongue,
[1]. ►
*Soreness of the tongue, palate, inside of the gum, with a sticking pain and ulceration of the corners of
the mouth, lasting five days
(after twenty-eight days), [1]. ► Tongue thickly coated with the paroxysm
of fever, [1]. ►► *Small painful pimples on the sides of
the tongue, [1]. ► Small blisters on the sublingual glands,
that are painful, [1]. ► Tongue covered with a yellow coating in
two stripes, with some red excoriations (third day), [39]. ► Tongue
very dry, sticking to the palate, in the morning on waking, [1]. ►
Tongue, dry white (after twenty-four hours), [1]. ► The
tongue and inner surface of the lips were covered with a lemon-yellow
membrane, [43]. ► The tongue and cavity of the mouth had a
yellow look, and were denuded in several places, [33]. [420.] ► Tongue coated, [1]. ► Tongue
dry, thickly coated in the morning, [1].
► *He bites the tongue when chewing,
[1]. ►
He lisps while talking, [1]. ► Speech almost impossible (second
morning), [37]. ► *The tongue is very sensitive, even too soft
food, which causes a sharp biting, [7]. ► General
Mouth. ► [Ulcers in the
mouth and fauces], [11]. [This
symptom seems compounded of ulcers in the throat, which appeared in a
man who was taking the acid for syphilitic disease there, and
ulcerations and vesications on the lips and inside the mouth, from the
local applications of the drug. Omit “Scott;” no such is found
in him. -Hughes.] ► *The internal surface
of the cheeks, uvula, palate, fauces, and the whole mucous surface as
far as one could see, were covered with ulcers and with a thin
yellowish-gray membrane, injected, red, swollen, painful, and offensive,
[32]. ►►
*Corners of the mouth ulcerative and scabby, [1]. ► *Mucous
membrane of the mouth, fauces, and tongue covered by a white membrane
that could easily be torn off, [36].
[430.] ►
The whole inside of the mouth and fauces, as far as could be seen, was
of a deep yellow color, the tongue looking as if covered with Indian
meal (second morning), [37]. ► Whole mouth, from the lips backward,
covered with a whitish-yellow membrane, [35].
► Mouth white but not painful (after
twenty-five minutes), [30]. ► Horribly offensive odor from the mouth, [11]. [Not found. -Hughes.] ►► *Foul odor from the mouth, [1]. ►
*Hawking of mucus, [1].
► Very tenacious mucus in the mouth, [1]. ►
He could not readily open his mouth when requested to protrude his
tongue, which he did not do, [31].
► *Deglutition difficult
(after twenty-five minutes), [30].
► *Violent pains and burning in the
mouth, palate, and œsophagus, [36].
[440.] ►
*Violent pains in the mouth, throat, and stomach, [33]. ►
Violent pains in the mouth, throat, and epigastric region (immediately),
[39]. ►
*Mouth and throat sore (first four or five days), [37]. ►
*The mucous membrane of the cheeks easily gets between the teeth, so
that he bites it while chewing (tenth day), [7]. ► *Intense
pain and burning in the mouth, throat, and stomach, the inner surface of
the mouth and throat being swollen and of a bright-red color,
[42]. ►
*Dryness of the mouth, without thirst, with swollen hot lips,
[1]. ►
Dryness of the mouth, in the morning, [7].
► *Dryness of the mouth, [8]. ►
Dryness superiorly on the palate, [1].
► Dryness and scraping in the mouth,
in the morning, as after much smoking, [1].
[450.] ►
Acidity in the mouth that burns the throat excessively, [1]. ► Acidity
in the mouth after eating, [1]. ► Sensation as if all parts of the mouth
were asleep (twenty-ninth day), [1].
► All parts within the mouth seem
stiff and swollen, in the morning on waking, [7]. ►
Constrictive sensation in the mouth, [2].
► Mouth sorer (sixth day); mouth so
troublesome that I shall take no more acid (seventh day), [20]. ►
Burning in the mouth intense through the night, [37]. ► Saliva.
► Salivation (first four or five
days), [37]. ►► *Profuse flow of saliva
(thirteenth day), [7]. ► *Bloody saliva is expectorated, in the morning
(after forty-eight hours), [1]. [460.] ►
Sweetish saliva in the mouth, [1].
► Flow of saliva, without disorder of the
gum, [12], [14], [18].
► The mouth was constantly full of
water, which she was obliged to spit out (after a few hours), [1]. ►
*Flow of saliva, with ulcers in the fauces, [2]. ► Saliva
colored with blood, especially after mental work, [1]. ► Spit
more (fifth and sixth days), [20].
► He spits out much tenacious saliva,
[1]. ►
Taste. ► Pure water has a
salt taste when rinsing the mouth, [1].
► Taste of blood, caused by the
cough, [28]. ► *Sour taste in the mouth (after a few
hours), [1]. [470.] ►
Sour taste in the mouth, in the evening, [1].
► Sour taste, in the morning, [1]. ►
Bitter taste, in the afternoon, [1].
► Bitter taste, with whitish-yellow
coated tongue (after twenty-four hours), [1].
► Very bitter taste, all the
forenoon, [1]. ► Bitterness in the mouth, [1]. ►
Sweetish taste in the mouth, in the morning (after thirteen days), [1].® 2000
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